Trump threatens a renewed legal challenge over Kimmel's return
Trump complained that ABC restored Jimmy Kimmel, alleged an illegal campaign contribution and proposed testing ABC again, comparing potential proceeds with an earlier settlement. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]
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Prospective legal pressure; no illegality, new filing or responsibility for suspension established.
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Trump complained that ABC restored Jimmy Kimmel, alleged an illegal campaign contribution and proposed testing ABC again, comparing potential proceeds with an earlier settlement. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]
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APP archival reproduction of presidential social-post text. Original Truth Social permalinks are attached as provenance/context only; direct live-platform text was not independently readable or verified. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]
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media-attack · threat
Threat label covers proposed lucrative legal action tied to critical programming; motive and outcome are not inferred. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]
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- Archived presidential social post · Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency ProjectPresidential social posts, 2025-09-23
19:35 Pacific; post 115256938634035559; ABC/Kimmel paragraph and proposed test of ABC
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/truth-social-posts-september-23-2025 - Original-platform provenance permalink · Donald J. Trump / Truth SocialOriginal presidential post permalink; live text not verified
Original post identifier 115256938634035559 linked by APP. Provenance only; direct live-platform body text was not independently verified.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115256938634035559
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